Usha Boddapu is the founder and CEO of Esolvit, where she applies her entrepreneurial mettle and technology expertise to the task of providing information technology services to the state of Texas and other governments.

Under Boddapu’s leadership, Esolvit has pledged 1% of its equity, time, product or profits to nonprofits, which has allowed it to support 25 organizations locally. It won a Giving Back To The Community award from the city of Austin earlier this year for its commitment. In 2017 it received the Economic Engine Award from the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce.